Ice-cream measuring and dispensing device



` Jamel?) '1924.

R. R. WAY ICE CREAM MEASURING'-AND DISYPENSIYNG DEVICE Filed Oct. 1o. 1921n 2 sheets-sneer 1 I NV EN TOR.

ATTORNY.l

June 17 1924.

1,498,497 R. R. WAY

ICE CREAM MEASUING AND DISPENSI-NG DEVICE 2 Sheets-Sheet. 2 L

Filed Oct. l0

` INVENTQR.

the llne 6-6 of Patente@ .im 17,1924.

Application 'mea october 1o, 1921. semi m. soenna To alZwzo/m. z't 'may concern.'

Be it known that I, ROBERT R. WAY a citizen of 'the United States, residin at etroit, in the county of Wayne and tate of Michigan, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Ice=Cream Measurin and Dispensing Devices, of which the ollowing is a specification.

This invention relates to measuring apparatus and more particularly to ice cream -measuring and dispensing devices.-

The object of the invention is to provide a simple and efiicient device of this character so constructed thatl a predetermined quanti-ty of ice cream may be accurately, measured and' dispensed.

Another object of the invention is to provide a dispensing device including a measuring scoop or container and a piston op erable therein which is adjustab e to vary the capacity of the scoop andalso capable of being utilized for expelling the contents of the scoop.

Another object is to produce a device of this character having a cutter adapted to be used for separating the ice cream to be dispensed from that in the vessel in which it is stored.

With these and other ob'ects in view, the invention consists in certaln novel features of construction as hereinafter shown, described and claimed.

In the accompanying drawings f Figure l represents a front elevation of a measuring device constructed in accordance with this invention.

Fig. 2 is a side elevation thereof, with a cutter carrying arm shown in normal pos1- tion ready for use in full line and 1n the position assumed after the cream has been cut in dotted lines.. n

Fig. 3 is a lon ltudinal section taken on the llne 3-3 of 1g. 1.

Fig. 4 is a transverse section taken. on the line 4 4 of Fig. 3.

Fig. 5 is a detai longitudinal section of the top or cover member at the inner end of the' container.

Fi 6 is a lon 'tulinal section taken on Fig. 7 is a top plan view of the piston or plunger, and v Fig. 8 is a side elevation of the cutter.

In therembodiment illustrated, a substantially elongated container is shown oi any desired cross sectional contour, vbeing here shown rectangular. The container is referred to enerally by the reference character 1 am? the uppler or rear end of which is closed by a ho ow tapering closure 2 here shown riveted to the rear or upper end of the container but obviously it may be securedv thereto in .any other suitable or desired manner. The side walls of the co'ntainer are indicated at 2', 2 and the end walls at 3', 3". See Figures 3 and 4. The inner termini of the end walls are curved, as at la, See Figure 3, and such curvature is segmental in contour. Sweepin across the.

curved termini of the end wa s is a fiat cutter, to be hereinafter referred to. One of the inner corners of each end wall is rounded to provide for the cutter, to be hereinafter referred to, when movedto normal position to lie erect and in line with the side wall 2". The side wall 2 is of less length than the side wall 2 whereby the inner terminus of the side wall 2 will be positioned forwardly with respect to the inner terminus of the side. wall 2. The top of lthe closure 2 is square and has an opening 3 therein for the passage of the plunger rod 5, which .carries at its inner end a piston or plunger head 6, shaped to conform to the cross sectional contour of the container 1, and to tit snugly therein and adapted to be reciprocated in said container by means presently to be described. The plunger head 6, has mounted on its rear face a combined reinforcing and coupling member 7, which is of inverted V- shape and is formed from a plate including an inner and a pair of outer portions. The inner portion is square and each outer portion gradually increases in width from its inner to its outer terminus and further each outer portion is inclined downwardly respect to the inner portion. By settlng up the member 7 in the manner as stated the inner portion thereof is otiset lwith respect to the plunger head. rhe inner portion of the member 7 is formed with a centrally disposed openin for the passage of the plunger rod 4:. he ofsetting of the inner portion of the member 7, enables theposi- -tioning of fastening nuts 9 on the inner end of the plunger rod 4: and with one of said nuts abutting a ainst the inner face of the inner portion o the member 7, Secured to the plunger rod 4 is a pair of fastening nuts 9 and one of said nuts abuts against the outerface of the inner portion of the with' member 7. The inner terminal portion ont the plunger rod 4 is peripherally threaded for the reception of the nuts 9, 9.

A heavy coiled spring 10 is arranged on the plunger lod 4, between the member 7 and the inner face of the top 2, as is shown clearly in Fig. 3, and is designed to exert its tension to project the plunger 6, when the ice cream is to be expelled from the container.

The plunger rod 4, is provided wlth a plurality of longitudinally spaced laterally projecting pins or studs 4a, which are designed to pass through notches 2a, formed in the walls of the aperture 3 of the top 2, shown clearly in Fig. 4. Two of the said pins 4a, are arranged diametrically opposite each other in the same plane, so t at they may pass through the diametrically opposite notches 2, when the rod 4 is retracted and when the rod is turned they will rest on the upper face of the top 2, and hold the plunger head 6, in adjusted position against the tension of the spring 10. While two pairs only of these studs 4a, are shown, obviously any desired number' may be plunger head 6, within the container 1, may be varied to regulate the size of the container 1, in advance of said plunger which portion of the container is designed to receive the ice cream to be measured and dispensed.

rlhe plunger rod 4, is provided at its outer end with a suitable handle 5, for manipulating it.

A. cutter 11, is carried by a pair of cutter arms 12 and 13, ulcrumed midway their ends to opposite sides of the scoop or container 1, and which are connected at their rear ends by a substantially bail-shaped oiiset handle member 14, lfrom which projects rearwardly a hand grip 15, for manipulating the cut-ter. This cutter 11, is formed trom a dat bar and of a length suicient to yspan the outer or open end of the container 1, from one side to the other thereoi3 as is shown clearly in Fig. 1 and is designed to be moved from one wall to the other of the scoop. by pressure exerted on the hand grip 15. The cutter arms 12 and 18 have openings in the inner termini thereof into which extend the ends of the cutter 11, and the said openings are of substantial size, and the connection between the ends of the cutter 11 and' the cutter arms is such as to provide that when the cutter sweeps across the edges 1EL it lies flat and provides what may be 4termed a shear cut, and when the cutter 11 is moved to its normal or inoperative position it lies erect and in line with the side wall 2". The rounded inner corners of the end walls permit of the cutter 11 to assume an erect position when the cutter is moved to normal or inoperative position.

employed so that the position of the;

The cutter bar 11 consists oit a dat rectangular strip of substantial width having its edges constituting respectively a cutting edge and a follower edge and with the follower ed e at a point in proximity to each end of t e blade notched, as at 11. The cutter arm 12, as well as the cutter arm 13, has the lower terminus thereof provided with a' circular opening 12', and through the openings 12 project the end terminal portions of the cutter 11. rllhe walls ot the openings 12 extend into -thenotches 11, and by this arrangement the cutter bar 11 is pivotally and loosely connected to the cutter arms. The connection between the cutter 11 and the arms 12, 13, enables the sweeping of the cutter bar flat-wise over the inner terminus of the end walls of the container toprovide a shear cut, and further permits of the cutter bar lying erect when in normal position and opposing the rounded corners of each of the end walls. @ne of the fulcrums for the cutter arms 12 and 13, is shown at 1G, in Fig. 2, and is shown located adjacent the rear or upper end of the container, said fulcrunis preferably haring flanged heads or other means to prevent the arms 12 and 13, from spreading and coming oil'. Coiled springs 17, connect the cutter arms at the rear of their fulcrums 16 with the rear end of the container as shown at 18, and operate to hold the cutter in the position shown in full lines in Fig. 2, ready for use and to return it to such position, after it has been actuated for cutting the cream to Separate that contained in the scoop from that in the vessel in which it is stored.

Formed integral with the outer face of the side wall 2 of the container, is a plurality of spaced stops which project from the inner terminus of said-wall, and each of said stops is in the form of a linger 19 and such stops are employed for limiting the cutting movement of the cutter. lhe side wall 2 has its inner terminal portion formed with a pair of spaced otset extensions 19', which are employed for limiting the return movement ot the cutter to normal position. 'lhe extensions 19 project beyond the inner ter- Aminus of the side walls 2.

rlthe fingers 19, as well as the extensions 19 are pointed, and these latter are arranged forwardly with respect to the fingers 19.

lin the use of this-device the piston or plunger head 6, is adjusted by means of the handle 4, to the desired position within the scoop, the capacity of the scoop being thereby varied to receive a predetermined quantity of cream. rllhe plunger head 6, is retained in position against the tension of the spring 10, by engaging the studs 4,

with the outer or rear face of the mem-- ber 2. The scoop is then pressed into the body of the cream which will fill that moved toward the plunger rod 4, w ich op @rates to move the cutter v11, across the open end of the scoop l, to separate the cream within the scoo from Ithe body of the cream outside t e scoop, the cutter turning and following the edge of the scoop. The scoop contalnin the cream is now withdrawn and the and grip 15, is released, the spring 17, operating to return the cutter 11, to normal 'tion as shown in full lines in Fig. 2. he` plunger head is then released by giving a partial turn to the handle 5, suiiicient to bring the studs 4, into register with a pair of the diametrically opposite notches 2, and under the tension of spring 10, said plunger head is projected thereby expelling the contents of 'the scoop. The plunger head 6, is then retracted by pulling outwardly on the handle 5, until it hasA reached thedesired position within the scoop, when it is held in such. position by engaging a pair of the studs 4, with theouter face of the closure, 2 and the scoop is again ready for use.

The plunger head 6 is equipped with apertures 6, to prevent the formation of an air cushion between the plunger head' and the cream forced into the container.

The preferred embodiment of the inven.

ture hereto.

scope of the claimed invention may be made in thev construction withoutfdepartingv from the principle of the invention or sacrificing anp of its advantages.

claim:

A 'device for the purpose set forth comprising a rectangular container having an open inner end, the inner terminus of each of the end walls of saidfcontain'er beinsegmental in contour and each of said en .walls having one of the inner corners thereof rounded, said rounded corners opposing'I each other,afiat cutter bar 'including a eutting edge and a follower edge, said follower edge being notched in proximity to each end of the cutter bar, and a pair of sprin controlled cutter armspivotally connecte to the side walls of said container, each of said cutter arms having its inner end rovided with an opening, said cutter bar lliaving its ends extending throu h said openings, said arms s'eated insai notches, and said notches and openings constituting means for pivotally and loosely connectin the cutter bar to said arms thereb provi -I ing for the Hat-wise sweeping on t efoper'ation of the cutter bar `against the inner terminus of said end walls to form a shear cut and further for the'cutter -bar`lying erect and opposing said rounded corners when inactive.

In testimony whereof, I aliix -my signa- ROBER'r R. WAY. 

